Shiloh Church Prospect

Occurrence in Polk county in Georgia, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084785
MRDS ID W102239
Record type Site
Current site name Shiloh Church Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.36385, 33.95014 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position APPROX 6 MILES W AND A LITTLE S FROM TOWN OF BENEDICT GA AND THE TOWN OF CEDARTOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Benedict(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Polk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.36385, 33.95014

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • A Significant Mo Deposit
  • LOCALITY IS CLOSE TO A MAJOR THRUST FAULT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1970
Discoverer North American Exploration Inc

Comments on development

  • A VERY RECENT DISCOVERY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    112TH AIME ABSTRACT WITH PROGRAMS, 1983; SME-AIME ABSTRACT, A POSSIBLE ORE-GRADE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT-THE SHILOH CHURCH PROSPECT, POLK COUNTY, GEORGIA, P. 23

  • Deposit

    FOSS, D.W., GATTEN, O.J., YOUNG, R.S., 1983, SHILOW CHURCH MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, POLE COUNTY, GA., SME-AIME ANNUAL MEETING, ATLANTA, GA.

  • Deposit

    Foss, D.W., Gatten, O.J., Young, R.S., 1983, A Possible Ore-Grade Mississippi Valley-Type Molybdenum Deposit-The Shiloh Church Prospect, Polk County, Georgia, 112th Aime Abstract With Programs, 1983; Sme-Aime Abstract, P. 23. Foss, D.W., Gatten, O.J., Young, R.S., 1983, A Possible Ore-Grade Mississippi Valley-Type Molybdenum Deposit-The Shiloh Church Prospect, Polk County, Georgia, 112th Aime Abstract With Programs, 1983; Sme-Aime Abstract, P. 23.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Pb-Zn Anomaly Is 4000 Ft X 450 Ft. Gossans In Iron Pits Up To 6600ppm Mo. Little Cu and Ag Unusual Item Mo Was Discovered As A Result of Mo Toxicity In Black Angus Cows
Deposit A SIGNIFICANT MO DEPOSIT
Deposit PB-ZN ANOMALY IS 4000 FT X 450 FT. GOSSANS IN IRON PITS UP TO 6600PPM MO. LITTLE CU AND AG UNUSUAL ITEM MO WAS DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF MO TOXICITY IN BLACK ANGUS COWS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1986 Schmidt, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references

Beyond USGS

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